July 2025 Local History Programs

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• Myers Inn Museum – Open: Saturdays 10 am- 3 pm, Sunday Noon – 4PM
• July 4 9:00 – 3:00 Open
• July 8 7:30 “Amazing Aviators, Wings Against the Sun”, by Donna Denney

Delaware County Records Center

www.co.delaware.oh.us/records-center

Open Mon – Fri, 8:00 – 4:30

• Daily Facebook posting of: historic photos, timelines & historical information.  Now flying the official “250” flag.

Delaware Co Genealogical Society

84 E. Winter St.
(Located in the Local History Room of the Delaware County District Main Library)
delawareohiogenealogy.org

• • • • • • • • Research hours – Thurs – 10-11:30 & 1-4:30,  Sat – 10-1:00 or 740 369-4375
              • July 30 5:30 at the Orange Branch Library – “Introduction to Genealogy”

Now in partnership with SourcePoint assisting with research by appointment through SourcePoint.

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    • The Barn at Stratford
      • July 20  “Stratford Festival & Ice Cream Social” sponsored by Price Farm Organics featuring ” Delaware County Youth Agriculture” by Gene McCurdy 
    • Cryder Research Center – Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
    • Historic County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence – Open for first Fridays
    • Current Exhibit – “Bootleggers vs. The Sheriff”
    • Meeker Museum  – Open 1st Sunday of each month
    • • Current Exhibit – “Wilderness Transformed 1820 – 1860”
    • Millworkers Cottage – Open First Sunday each month 1:00-4:00
    • Nash House – Open Sun 2-5:00 & Wed 10-5:00
      • July 26 10:00 “Victoria Tea: Brewing Change” by Watson Walker

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Galena Historic Foundation Inc.

Village Hall, 109 Harrison St, Galena
https://www.galenafoundation.org Facebook 

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Preservation Parks

                                                          3150 Buttermilk Hill Rd, Delaware
                                                            www.preservationparks.co

                                       Gallant Woods Park  

Gallant Farm living history at the re-created 1930’s Farm & Farm House 

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Harlem Township Heritage, Inc.

3883 S State Route 605, Galena
www.harlemtwpheritage.org

 

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Radnor Heritage Society, Inc.,

P.O. Box 115, Radnor, OH 43066
Radnor Historic Museum

4425 State Route 203, Radnor OH

                                           www.radnorheritagesociety.org

                                              Email: RadnorHeritageSocietyInc@gmail.com
Facebook: radnorheritagesociety

• • • • • Open 1st and 3rd Sundays 1:00 – 4:00
        • July 20 2:00 Open house & art show
        • Congratulations for reaching fundraising goal for museum auditorium stage & stage arch rehab
        • Radnor Afghans in Trojan blue & Radnor Flags for sale (available in early May for $75.00 

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Source Point

800 Cheshire Road

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Stratford Ecological Center

3083 Liberty Rd, Delaware
www.stratfordecologicalcenter.org

Restored Pioneer Stratford Cemetery was known to be an active cemetery from 1816 to 1888.  Is one of seven Ohio cemeteries awarded the 2025 Scenic Ohio Award for special recognition to those who work to protect Ohio’s visual qualities, scenic places, distinctive culture and historical character.

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Your Community Library in Sunbury
44 Burrer Dr | Sunbury, OH 43074

                           Repository for the Delaware Memories Project

https://www.yourcl.org             

• July 4 Closed
• July 10 Book Club – The First Ladies, by Marie Benedict

The Delaware County Memory Project (a digital guide to Delaware County’s past)  is an ongoing collaborative project between libraries, governmental offices, local historical societies and other local archives throughout Delaware County.  The project is administrated by Your Community Library in Sunbury.  It is sponsored in part by the Community Library Foundation and Delaware County Foundation.  The goals are: 1)to make local material accessible that support informational needs of historical and genealogy societies everywhere 2)to support the endeavors of students and educators studying Delaware County and its Townships 3)to preserve aging materials that document the settlement and development of Delaware County.

 Delaware Main Library 84 E Winter St, Delaware, OH 43015
  – Visit the Local History Room Open during regular Library hours 

Liberty Library  7468 Steitz Rd, Powell, OH 43065

• • • July 12 11:00 “Didgeridoo Down Under”

Orange Library 7171 Gooding Blvd, Delaware, OH 43015

• July 17 10:30 “Delaware County Prosecutor & Therapy Animal Friend”
• July 30 2:00 ” Introduction to Genealogy” by Del Co Genealogy Society
•       Ostrander Library 75 N 4th St, Ostrander, OH 43061.
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• July 8 2:00 “Central Ohio Symphony Brass Quintet”
• July 22, 2:00 – “Farm Animals Event with Bring the Farm to You“
• A self-guided Driving Tour of Scioto Township is now available from the Ostrander Branch Library
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• Research for Probate Court Wills & Marriages and Recorder’s Office for Land Records.

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Orange Township

1680 E. Orange Road
Lewis Center, OH 43035

 

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We look forward to seeing you at our Local History Programs across Delaware County and throughout the year.